![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] LANY w/ Aidan Bissett & RIAH | April 18 @ The Pinnacle](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/LANY-2025-1200.jpg)
It’s sometimes forgotten in their history, as they were Los Angeles based by the time their career really took off, but eclectic alt rock and indie pop outfit LANY actually first came together right here in Nashville, where founding members Jake Goss and Les Priest were based with their prior group WRLDS (frontman Paul Jason Klein…
![REVIEW: The Format | 4.3.26 @ The Ryman Auditorium [PHOTOS]](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/The-Format-The-Ryman-4-3-26-Credit-Mary-Beth-Blankenship-11.jpg)
The Formatw/ Ben Kweller, Adult MomThe Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TNApril 3, 2026 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Originally active from 2002 through 2008, Arizona indie duo The Format were, perhaps, one of the most under-appreciated bands of their era, responsible for two initial albums which have now become classics, and have…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] The Avett Brothers & Mike Patton Present: AVTT/PTTN | April 11 @ The Pinnacle](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AVTTPTTN-2025-1200.jpg)
Formed more than 25 years ago in Concord, North Carolina, and helmed by brothers Scott and Seth Avett, The Avett Brothers found a passionate early following throughout the ’00s, before shooting to mainstream attention by the end of the decade, becoming certifiable stars, festival headliners, and one of the preeminent fixtures in modern folk…

Formed in 2002 in the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona, indie pop and rock duo The Format, made up of vocalist Nate Ruess and multi-instrumentalist Sam Means, are one of those rare bands who became significantly more popular after disbanding than they ever really were back in their initial, short-lived but extremely fruitful six year…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Bob Moses & Cannons w/ Oxis | April 7 @ The Pinnacle](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Bob-Moses-Cannons-1800.jpg)
Hailing from Canada, though currently based in LA, electronic duo Bob Moses was formed in the flourishing Brooklyn underground in the early 2010s, meshing the house, trance, and broader electronic sensibilities of Jimmy Vallance with the more conventionally rock background of Tom Howie (the pair had been schoolmates and acquaintances back home, but didn’t…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Colony House w/ mercury | March 28 @ The Pinnacle](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Colony-House-2025-1800.jpg)
Hailing from nearby Franklin, and formed more than 15 years ago, while still in high school (though their name and familiar sound wouldn’t be cemented until 2013), Colony House have become one of Nashville’s preeminent indie rock acts in just over a decade and five fantastic LPs, leading to worldwide acclaim, increasingly high-profile tours,…

With a new album, Listen Up!, about to drop later this month- Feb. 20– via Nashville’s Pure Noise Records, beloved pop punks New Found Glory are set to celebrate with a just-announced release show at intimate local venue The End that evening (as well as a sold out acoustic performance that afternoon at Grimey’s).…

Beloved, eclectic indie and art pop artist and Nashville transplant Mitski has a new album, Nothing’s About to Happen to Me, set to arrive on Feb. 27, which she has previewed so far with two fantastic singles, “Where’s My Phone?” and “I’ll Change for You.” In support, the conceptual, one-of-a-kind songwriter has also been…
![[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Mavis Staples w/ MJ Lenderman | Jan. 24 @ The Ryman](https://nocountryfornewnashville.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Mavis-Staples-2025-1800-Credit-Elizabeth-De-La-Piedra.jpeg)
Legendary Chicago R&B and gospel soul singer (not to mention actress and activist) Mavis Staples has had, without a doubt, one of the most impressive careers in all of soul music. The now 86-year-old’s musical beginnings span all the way back to the 1950s, rising to prominence with her family group The Staple Sisters, but younger…

Beloved Northern New Jersey indie rock and folk punk duo The Front Bottoms formally sprung onto the scene in 2006, but the pair- vocalist and guitarist Brian Sella and drummer Mathew Uychich- had been friends and musical collaborators since childhood, penning songs as early as middle school, and performing in high school talent shows…